Op-Ed | Racial Justice I’m Tired of “Thoughts and Prayers” From Those Who Foment Racist Violence The Jacksonville shooting victims deserved more than a governor who trivializes their lives with his politics. By Kwolanne Felix , Truthout August 31, 2023 Truthout
Interview | Racial Justice Jacksonville Has History of Racial Terror, Says Civil Rights Leader Rodney Hurst A white mob led by the Ku Klux Klan attacked Black civil rights protesters in Jacksonville, Florida, in 1960. By Amy Goodman & Juan González , DemocracyNow! August 29, 2023 Truthout
Interview | Racial Justice Are We Closer to or Further From MLK’s Dream 60 Years After March on Washington? “As things can go forwards, so can they go backwards,” says author and professor of sociology Gary Younge. By Amy Goodman , DemocracyNow! August 28, 2023 Truthout
Op-Ed | Racial Justice In Honor of Emmett Till, Let’s Build a World Where Black Youth Aren’t Targets The freedom to grow up without being viewed as a threat is a basic human right still being denied to Black youth. By Rotimi Kukoyi , Truthout August 28, 2023 Truthout
News | Racial Justice Americans Rally in Washington, Marking 60 Years Since March for Civil Rights Crowds converge in Washington committing to sustained racial justice efforts. By Staff , CommonDreams August 27, 2023 Truthout
News | Racial Justice Pressley Calls on Banks to Detail Progress Made on 2020 Racial Equity Pledges Banks had made flashy commitments to combat racism following the murder of George Floyd. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout August 24, 2023 Truthout
News Analysis | Racial Justice Montgomery Dock “Brawl” Was an Incident 400 Years in the Making The uprising was an act of resistance meant to defy the city’s centuries-long commitment to anti-Blackness. By Eisa Nefertari Ulen , Truthout August 23, 2023 Truthout
Op-Ed | Racial Justice A White Mob Attacked a Black Riverboat Captain. This Time, His Life Mattered. That the dock worker was not presumed to be the aggressor against the attacking white mob is a victory for Black lives. By Terry Anne Scott , Truthout August 14, 2023 Truthout
Op-Ed | Racial Justice Executing the Pittsburgh Synagogue Shooter Won’t End Antisemitism Antisemitism in the U.S. goes deeper than Trump and death sentences for mass murderers; it is baked into U.S. politics. By Jonah ben Avraham , Truthout August 12, 2023 Truthout
Op-Ed | Racial Justice A New Monument to Emmett Till Doesn’t Measure Progress, But It Does Matter Monuments symbolize legacies of violence, but they also provide opportunities to advocate for systemic change. By Asha Ransby-Sporn , Truthout August 11, 2023 Truthout